Prashanthini is an Indian playback singer, singing predominantly in Tamil. She is the daughter of Malaysia Vasudevan and the sister of Yugendran.
Career
Prashanthini first began her playback career with Harris Jayaraj for the movie 12B. However, after this song, she took a long break and came back in the G. V. Prakash Kumar-composed film Veyyil. She became instantly famous after singing the song "Mundhinam Parthene" for the movie Varanam Aayiram, composed by Harris Jayaraj. Now, she is singing for many composers and hopes for long innings in playback singing without falling under her father's shadow. Her Ayyayo... (Aadukalam), Lolita... (Engeyum Kaadhal), Enge En Idhayam... (Kandaen) and Ennamo Yedho... (Ko), feature among the top 20 popular songs on FM radio. All the four numbers are melodies that have caught the imagination of the youth. In the world of film music, people are trying to track down this elusive singer with a sweet melodious voice. 1
Personal life
Prashanthini was born on 28 September 1983. She finished Bachelor of computer application. She got married Premnath in 2008 and she has a son named Rithvik. Coincidentally, the movie 12B in which she sang her debut song was released on her birthday.
Discography
- All films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.
| Year | Film | Song | Music Director | Co-Singer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Veeranadai | "Kalaiyile" | Deva | Krishnaraj, Jayalakshmi, Sabesh, Sushmitha, Amrutha, Yugendran, Venkat Prabhu |
| 2001 | 12B | "Love Pannu" | Harris Jayaraj | KK |
| 2003 | Winner | "Kozhi Kokkara" | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Udit Narayan |
| Thathi Thavadhu Manasu | "Yetho Nenachuthan" | Deva | Ganga | |
| 2006 | Veyyil | "Iraivanai" | G. V. Prakash Kumar | |
| 2007 | Veeramum Eeramum | "Purusha Payale" | Yugendran | Karthik |
| 2008 | Varanam Aayiram | "Mundhinam Parthene" | Harris Jayaraj | Naresh Iyer |
| Nenjathai Killadhe | "Nenjathai Killathe" | Premgi Amaren | Yugendran | |
| Kee Mu | "Oru Mathiri" | Elango Kalaivanan | ||
| Seval | "Namma Ooru Nallaarukku" | G. V. Prakash Kumar | Tippu, Manikka Vinayagam, Anuradha Sriram, Mahathi, Shreya Ghoshal | |
| 2009 | Ayan | "Vizhi Moodi Yosithaal" | Harris Jayaraj | Karthik |
| Balam | "Jingunamani" | Yugendran | Yugendran, Manikka Vinayagam | |
| 2010 | Pugaippadam | "Oru Kudayil Payanam" | Gangai Amaran | Venkat Prabhu |
| Maathi Yosi | "Maathithan Yosi" | Guru Kalyan | Sathyan | |
| Kadhalagi | "Roja Thottathil" | A. R. Reihana | Benny Dayal, Karthik, A. R. Reihana | |
| Milaga | "Kirukku Paiya" | Sabesh–Murali | Sathyan | |
| 2011 | Aadukalam | "Ayyayo" | G. V. Prakash Kumar | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. P. B. Charan |
| Engeyum Kaadhal | "Lolita" | Harris Jayaraj | Karthik | |
| Ko | "Enamo Aedho" | Aalap Raju, Sricharan, Emcee Jesz | ||
| Narthagi | "Chinnanchiru Idhayathil" | G. V. Prakash Kumar | Vijay Prakash | |
| Kandaen | "Enge En Idhayam" | Vijay Ebenezer | Dr. Burn, Krish | |
| Doo | "Oru Naal Vidu Murai" | Abhishek—Lawrence | Haricharan | |
| 2012 | Kalakalappu | "Unnaipatri Unnidame" | Vijay Ebenezer | Devan Ekambaram |
| Suzhal | "Mercury" | L. V. Ganesh | Blaaze, L. V. Muthukumarasamy | |
| 2013 | Annakodi | "Pothi Vecha" | G. V. Prakash Kumar | G. V. Prakash Kumar |
| Pannaiyarum Padminiyum | "Kaadhal Vandhaacho" | Justin Prabhakaran | Karthik | |
| 2015 | Maha Maha | "Ennavo Panuthey" | Pavalar Shiva | Nivas K. Prasanna |
| "Agaramodu lagaram" | Valla |
References
"Events - A Peppy Chat With Prashanthini". IndiaGlitz. 17 February 2009. Archived from the original on 19 February 2009. Retrieved 5 March 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20090219042312/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/gallery/events/17538.html ↩